Plus, Jimmy Carter turned 100. Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel Iran fired several waves of ballistic missiles at Israel, a sudden assault that left Israel fighting simultaneously on three fronts. The attack was a sharp escalation in the long-simmering…
She was said to have been involved in the first killing of an educator during the Cultural Revolution, drawing official praise. She later apologized for her actions. Song Binbin, a student leader of China’s Red Guards who in 1966 was…
Zoos around the world have occasionally used a little dye, or just brazenness, to pass off one animal as another. You’re running a zoo. But visitors are clamoring for something different, more exotic. You aren’t lucky enough to possess Moo…
The vehicle was returning from a field trip and caught fire outside Bangkok. Rescuers were still searching for bodies in the wreckage. Video A bus filled with schoolchildren and teachers caught fire just outside Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, on…
The rediscovery of the vessel, which was captured by the Japanese for a time during World War II, highlights the potential of underwater autonomous vehicles to map the ocean floor. On Aug. 1, a ship dropped its unusual cargo into…
A Treasury official will call for greater transparency over emergency currency “swap” loans to struggling countries by China’s central bank. The United States is raising new concerns about China’s practice of making emergency loans to debt-ridden countries, warning that a…
The authorities did not give a reason for the action, but it came after the United States punished a tycoon for what it said was his role in the scam compounds. The authorities in Cambodia on Monday arrested a journalist…
The storm is expected to bring torrential rain this week to Taiwan’s southwest, including Kaohsiung, the island’s third-largest city. Source: National Hurricane Center and Joint Typhoon Warning Center All times on the map are Taiwan time. Map shows probabilities of…
Plus, creating fashion in prison. Israeli conducted raids in Lebanon Israeli commando units made brief incursions into Lebanon yesterday as troops gathered at the border, possibly to prepare for a wider invasion targeting Hezbollah, according to Israeli and Western officials.…
Political discourse in India is currently focused on the denial of some Muslim female students to their constitutional right of choosing to wear a hijab in classrooms at pre-university colleges — the equivalent to high schools. India Disappoints Its Friends…
India’s abstention in a recent vote at the UN Security Council over Russian threats to Ukraine raises serious questions over India being a key ally of the West in the years to come. Indian leaders failed to stand up for…
Each year, the MIT Technology Review publishes a list of outstanding innovators under 35. They come from fields as diverse as biotechnology, robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, energy, the web, transportation, communications, materials and computer hardware. Their innovations are recognized as…